decrement

noun

dec·re·ment ˈde-krə-mənt How to pronounce decrement (audio)

: a gradual decrease in quality or quantity

: the quantity lost by diminution or waste

: the amount of decrease (as of a variable)

decremental

ˌde-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce decrement (audio)

adjective

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Even if you've never seen "decrement" before, you might be familiar with "increment," a word for the action or process of increasing or for something that is gained or added. "Increment" arrived in English, after a rather circuitous route involving Anglo-French, from the Latin verb increscere, meaning "to increase." So it should come as no surprise that decrement derives from the Latin verb decrescere, meaning "to decrease." Both words can be traced further back to the verb "crescere," which means "to grow." Like "increment," "decrement" can also have the (much rarer) mathematical sense of "a change in the value of one or more of a set of variables," but "increment" is used for both positive and negative changes, and "decrement" only for negative ones.

Example Sentences

each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total

Recent Examples on the Web Faced with out-of-bounds readings for the radar’s hardware, each CDU began to issue radar increment and decrement interrupts to the guidance computer—lots of interrupts.

Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 5 July 2019 Although the marijuana brownies caused significant decrements in participants’ attentiveness, physical coordination and ability to concentrate, only 11 percent of them ever had a THC blood level over the legal limit.

Keith Humphreys, The Cannabist, 31 May 2017

decrement

noun

as in decrease

the amount by which something is lessened each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

decrease
reduction
dent
decline
drop
diminution
depletion
diminishment
shrinkage
falloff
loss
abatement
subtraction
depression
step-down
drop-off
slump
fall
deduction
shortening
downturn
curtailment
cut
slip
cutback
retrenchment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

increment
increase
gain
rise
raise
enlargement
boost
addition
accumulation
uptick
accrual
accretion
extension
supplement
continuation
step-up
upswing
upturn
uptrend

单词	decrement
释义	decrement noun dec·re·ment ˈde-krə-mənt 1 : a gradual decrease in quality or quantity 2 a : the quantity lost by diminution or waste b : the amount of decrease (as of a variable) decremental ˌde-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl adjective Did you know? Even if you've never seen "decrement" before, you might be familiar with "increment," a word for the action or process of increasing or for something that is gained or added. "Increment" arrived in English, after a rather circuitous route involving Anglo-French, from the Latin verb increscere, meaning "to increase." So it should come as no surprise that decrement derives from the Latin verb decrescere, meaning "to decrease." Both words can be traced further back to the verb "crescere," which means "to grow." Like "increment," "decrement" can also have the (much rarer) mathematical sense of "a change in the value of one or more of a set of variables," but "increment" is used for both positive and negative changes, and "decrement" only for negative ones. Synonyms abatement decline decrease dent depletion depression diminishment diminution drop drop-off fall falloff loss reduction shrinkage step-down See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total Recent Examples on the Web Faced with out-of-bounds readings for the radar’s hardware, each CDU began to issue radar increment and decrement interrupts to the guidance computer—lots of interrupts. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 5 July 2019 Although the marijuana brownies caused significant decrements in participants’ attentiveness, physical coordination and ability to concentrate, only 11 percent of them ever had a THC blood level over the legal limit. Keith Humphreys, The Cannabist, 31 May 2017 Word History Etymology Latin decrementum, from decrescere First Known Use 1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1 decrement noun as in decrease the amount by which something is lessened each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance decrease reduction dent decline drop diminution depletion diminishment shrinkage falloff loss abatement subtraction depression step-down drop-off slump fall deduction shortening downturn curtailment cut slip cutback retrenchment Antonyms & Near Antonyms increment increase gain rise raise enlargement boost addition accumulation uptick accrual accretion extension supplement continuation step-up upswing upturn uptrend See More
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decrement

noun

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